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Edinburg teacher to retire after 42 years with school district

Susan Smith, the Edinburg school district’s retiring audio video production teacher, remembers one student in particular during her 42 years with the district. Smith, who taught journalism for seven years before switching to audio video production, said she had the student in her first period class, that is whenever he bothered to show up. The poor kid just couldn’t wake up in time. Not a morning person herself, Smith was sympathetic. One day she had a chat with the kid. Read more at The Monitor.com.

UTRGV certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate

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Education Spotlight: School year begins with new-look Mission High School

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Vaquero move-in day: Students learning to live on your own

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South Korea trip provides world of experiences for UTRGV students

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Education Spotlight: UTRGV medical students participate in Operation Lone Star

BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORFamily medicine residents and first-year medical students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley participated recently in Operation Lone...

Education Spotlight: PSJA alum returns home to coach summer golf camps

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Education Spotlight: Students complete Mission EDC STEM internship

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